Improving Outcomes in the

Treatment of Individuals with

Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD)

NEW DATE: Tuesday, April 3, 2018

8:30 am - 3:45 pm  (6 CEUs)

(8:00 am: Registration Check-in & Continental Breakfast)

Bistro Lunch will also be provided

This program is funded in part by the Willliam B. and Sylvia A. Hunsberger Fund

When an individual “fails” in treatment they are often thought of as being non-compliant, unmotivated or disruptive when their behavior may be due to brain damage caused by prenatal alcohol exposure, which is more common than most people suspect. This full-day training will address the importance of recognizing an FASD in clients and those with whom we work or live. Discussion will include the brain damage that often  occurs in FASD along with common behaviors that result from this damage, some of which that may result in a misdiagnosis such as Oppositional Defiant Disorder, Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Conduct Disorder, Borderline Personality  Disorder, and Antisocial Personality Disorder. Strategies for identifying a possible FASD will be presented as well as modified treatment approaches to improve outcomes of the individual, family and service provider. Methods to integrate prevention into existing practice will also be covered.

At the conclusion of the program, participants should be able to:

• Discuss the prevalence of FASD in the overall population;
• Describe structures of the brain commonly affected in individuals with an FASD;
• Examine screening tools for identifying individuals for a possible FASD;
• Discuss how viewing FASD as co-occurring with other disorders is different than the general view of addressing co-occurring disorders;
• List strategies to improve outcomes for individuals with an FASD.

Presenter Dan Dubovsky, MSW, has over 40 years of experience in behavioral health. He has been involved in the field of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD) for more than 20 years. His son Bill was diagnosed with fetal alcohol syndrome at the age of 19 and became his mentor and best educator. For 14 years, Dan was the FASD Specialist for the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration’s (SAMHSA) former FASD Center for Excellence. While serving in this role, he provided training and technical assistance to individuals, families, programs, agencies, communities, and states on Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders. He currently works as a consultant, providing training and technical assistance to agencies, communities, states, grant programs, and provinces. In addition to his work with FASD, Dan has developed curricula and provided training and technical assistance for families and professionals working in mental health, developmental disabilities, education, justice, vocational services, and substance abuse treatment on loss and grieving, psychopharmacology, child and adolescent development, violence in youth, anger management, team building, stress and burnout, transition, and life span disorders such as Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder, Mood Disorders, and Schizophrenia.  Dan has a keen interest in improving outcomes for individuals, families, and the providers and services that support them.

Professional Continuing Education Credits:

An important message about CEUs:  Brook Lane seminars are approved for continuing education credits as an entire event.  P ARTIAL CREDIT WILL NOT BE AWARDED.  To assure that you receive continuing education credit, you must be on time and complete the entire seminar.

Counselors/Therapists:  Brook Lane Health Services has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider (ACEP TM) # 5452. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified.  Brook Lane solely is responsible for all aspects of the program.  This program will provide 6 clock hours; partial credit will not be awarded.

Social Workers:  Brook Lane Health Services is an approved sponsor of the Maryland Board of Social Work Examiners for continuing education credits for licensed social workers in Maryland.  This program will provide 6.0 credit hours of Category I continuing education; partial credit will not be awarded.   

Psychologists:  The Maryland State Board of Examiners for Psychologists will accept continuing education hours provided by Brook Lane, an approved CE sponsor by the Maryland Board of Social Work Examiners.

Other Healthcare Professionals and Attendees:  A certificate of completion noting the number of educational/contact hours will be provided for other disciplines to allow attendees to apply for CE credit as an individual.

 Seminar Fee:  $109.00

(Fee includes continental breakfast, Bistro boxed lunch and CEUs)

CANCELLATION POLICY:  A $10 processing fee will apply for all cancellations. To receive a refund, cancellations must be made in writing and received no later than one week prior to the seminar. No refunds/credits will be made after the one-week date or for no shows on the day of the program.

Attention Brook Lane Staff Members:  If you registered online, it is your responsibility to complete the process by submitting a yellow TRAINING REQUEST FORM to your supervisor for approval and signature.

A copy of the full program description & learning objectives must be attached to the yellow Training Request Form. This documentation becomes apart of your HR training file.